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csziggy

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47. Yeah, they either deny being thieves or laugh at you for attempting to report them

Sat Aug 10, 2013, 06:18 PM

Aug 2013

They're in India spoofing American phone numbers, so there really is nothing American authorities can do.

Laughing at them seems to offend them and it makes me feel better than cussing at them. I wish my husband still had Indian co-workers - I would get them to teach me a phrase to the effect that the callers are inadequate males who need to steal to feel like real men. Then I would still laugh at them!

I do put in complaints on the DoNotCall.gov site every time they call. Maybe someday the FTC/FCC can manage to block their spoofed calls.

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Anything else besides Do Not Call List to stop telemarketers? [View all] AndyA Aug 2013 OP

The answer is...no brooklynite Aug 2013 #1

That is correct! SouthernLiberal Aug 2013 #32

No advice tabbycat31 Aug 2013 #2

These aren't political or charitable calls, they're commercial calls AndyA Aug 2013 #10

My office is getting commercial calls like crazy tabbycat31 Aug 2013 #14

Another thing is that a lot of telemarketers these days operate from India. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #50

Yes I think they use the do not call list for leads. bravenak Aug 2013 #3

LOL maybe I should try the prison line AndyA Aug 2013 #11

I notice that their war dialers listen for "Hello?... Hello?" backscatter712 Aug 2013 #52

Other ideas BadgerKid Aug 2013 #64

I lik the ones whose number shows up on my caller id. bravenak Aug 2013 #65

unplug the phone PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #4

There's Nothing you can do dem in texas Aug 2013 #5

I do normally hang up, but it doesn't make a difference. AndyA Aug 2013 #12

I agree with you hollysmom Aug 2013 #58

If they provide live operators Pab Sungenis Aug 2013 #6

Soundest advice I'm come across dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #7

I ask them for their credit card number PD Turk Aug 2013 #8

The "Do Not Call" list is a joke. It's not enforced and the LibDemAlways Aug 2013 #9

This is why I never answer the phone unless I recognize the number. MadrasT Aug 2013 #13

As you can see, not really. AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #15

This ^^^^^^.nt FLyellowdog Aug 2013 #44

No solution that I know of. pangaia Aug 2013 #16

I lost my cool a few years ago in a fit of anger Submariner Aug 2013 #17

I did something similar. AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #21

I get calls from telemarketers all the time. Let me tell you what I do. Th1onein Aug 2013 #18

I understand the people on the other end are just doing their jobs. AndyA Aug 2013 #27

Then file a complaint on the companies. Th1onein Aug 2013 #31

I have filed complaints with the FCC AndyA Aug 2013 #38

You don't understand how telemarketing works. Th1onein Aug 2013 #39

Apparently there are a LOT of someone's above the telemarketers not doing their job AndyA Aug 2013 #43

I'm polite to the American telemarketers csziggy Aug 2013 #34

Last week we got two different calls from the Indian guys pretending to be Microsoft MurrayDelph Aug 2013 #42

Yeah, they either deny being thieves or laugh at you for attempting to report them csziggy Aug 2013 #47

Bull fucking shit MattBaggins Aug 2013 #46

I do phone work also, it's amazing how demonized people who do phone work are Alameda Aug 2013 #55

While the Do Not Call list is ineffective, there is a list that will seriously reduce the number of ms.smiler Aug 2013 #19

Thank you -- I'm going to save this information and give it a try AndyA Aug 2013 #26

You're right about... pipi_k Aug 2013 #20

Airhorns work too! backscatter712 Aug 2013 #54

If you get a survey call and at the end they say "you may be eligible for a prize, may we applegrove Aug 2013 #22

What's real great is when they call YOU and put you on HOLD. millennialmax Aug 2013 #23

I may have found a solution AndyA Aug 2013 #24

Get "Phone Tray Free" Rochester Aug 2013 #25

When we were getting calls from 800 numbers Jenoch Aug 2013 #28

Hahahahah!!! pipi_k Aug 2013 #36

I like that. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #51

Caller ID is great Warpy Aug 2013 #29

I only had pipi_k Aug 2013 #37

Those lower your interest scammers don't care about the list. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #30

If you do not give that number to anyone YOU want to hear from, just turn the volume OFF SoCalDem Aug 2013 #33

These simple words when you answer make them take your number out of the database very fast Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #35

the 'do not call' thingy is a farce. spanone Aug 2013 #40

A couple of things. Cleita Aug 2013 #41

My father gets tired of telemarketing calls where Jenoch Aug 2013 #45

Call block apps for those who have smartphones meow2u3 Aug 2013 #48

I haven't had a land-line phone in years. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #49

The classic response - IDemo Aug 2013 #53

A landline phone with callblock function helps for the repeaters. greyl Aug 2013 #56

If you have time, it's fun to fuck with them tularetom Aug 2013 #57

Poisoning landlines to the point where they're useless Newsjock Aug 2013 #59

both my land line and my cell are DesertFlower Aug 2013 #60

My son answering the phone stops them cold. Turbineguy Aug 2013 #61

i noticed most of you are talking about land lines. DesertFlower Aug 2013 #62

get an "access-only" line for your alarm system. mine williesgirl Aug 2013 #63

The majority of cold-callers these days are criminals, so the DNC lists don't work on them. Posteritatis Aug 2013 #66

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions AndyA Aug 2013 #67

My cell phone is my old land line number leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #68

Contact your phone company and see if you have number blocking 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #69